Qatar Population Pyramid 2005
Qatar in 2005
In 2005, Qatar had a total population of 825,408 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 60.5%, up from 514,325 in 1995.
With a median age of 30.9 years, Qatar had a youth dependency ratio of 29.5 and an old-age dependency ratio of 1.5 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Qatar was 1.73 births per woman in 2023, under the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 82.4 years in 2023: 83.4 for women and 81.6 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
2,302,083 immigrants live in Qatar, 75.5% of the population.
| India | 736,955 |
| Bangladesh | 274,697 |
| Nepal | 266,580 |
| Pakistan | 247,227 |
| Egypt | 192,680 |
19,821 people born in Qatar live in other countries.
| State of Palestine | 9,325 |
| Australia | 2,716 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2,500 |
| Libya | 1,594 |
| Greece | 1,193 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | 825,408 | 30.9 | |
| Bahrain | 932,604 | 27.4 | |
| Cyprus | 1,036,152 | 32.6 | |
| Kuwait | 2,236,788 | 28.3 | |
| Oman | 2,459,802 | 22.7 |





